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  Centrolenidae (see family information on Tree of Life site)

Glass Frogs

Centrolenid frogs derive their common name from the transparent venter, through which internal organs can be seen in many species. Most Centrolenids are a shade of green, ranging from light lime green to dark green. Members of this family also have green bones as a result of green bile salts. Studies have shown that glass frogs contain a unique pigment in their skin that reflects the same wavelength infrared radiation that plants do, possibly another adaptation for concealment.Most glass frogs are small (30 mm) with one exception, Centrolene gekkoideum, which attains a length of 77 mm. Eggs are usually deposited on rocks or plants overhanging water, and are sometimes guarded by territorial males. The larvae drop into the water upon hatching and burrow in the sand or detritus at the bottom.

Species of this group occur from Venezuela down through Bolivia, Argentina, and southern Brazil in high montane habitats with streams.

Morphological characters uniting this clade are: 1) astragalus and calcaneum completely fused (convergent with Pelodytidae); 2) dilated medial process on third metacarpal; 3) T-shaped terminal phalanges (convergent with other groups); 4) 8 presacral vertebrae; 5) ribs absent; 6) pectoral girdle arciferal; 7) palatines present; 8) ventral side and sometimes GI organs transparent


Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni
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Genus Celsiella (2 species)
Celsiella revocata no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Celsiella vozmedianoi no species account photos no range maps no sounds

Genus Centrolene (36 species)
Centrolene acanthidiocephalum no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Centrolene altitudinale no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Centrolene antioquiense no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Centrolene audax no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Centrolene azulae species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Centrolene bacatum no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Centrolene ballux no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Centrolene buckleyi no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Centrolene condor no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Centrolene daidaleum species account photos no range maps no sounds
Centrolene durrellorum no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Centrolene fernandoi no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Centrolene geckoideum no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Centrolene gemmatum no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Centrolene grandisonae no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Centrolene guanacarum species account photos no range maps no sounds
Centrolene heloderma no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Centrolene hesperium no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Centrolene huilense species account photos no range maps no sounds
Centrolene hybrida species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Centrolene lemniscatum no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Centrolene lynchi no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Centrolene medemi no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Centrolene muelleri no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Centrolene notostictum species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Centrolene paezorum no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Centrolene peristictum no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Centrolene petrophilum species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Centrolene pipilatum no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Centrolene quindianum species account photos no range maps no sounds
Centrolene robledoi species account photos no range maps no sounds
Centrolene sanchezi species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Centrolene savagei species account photos no range maps no sounds
Centrolene scirtetes no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Centrolene solitaria species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Centrolene venezuelense no species account no photos no range maps no sounds

Genus Chimerella (1 species)
Chimerella mariaelenae no species account photos no range maps no sounds

Genus Cochranella (21 species)
Cochranella adenocheira no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Cochranella ametarsia no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Cochranella balionota no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Cochranella croceopodes no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Cochranella duidaeana no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Cochranella euhystrix no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Cochranella euknemos species account photos no range maps no sounds
Cochranella geijskesi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Cochranella granulosa species account photos no range maps no sounds
Cochranella litoralis species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Cochranella mache species account photos no range maps no sounds
Cochranella megista no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Cochranella nola species account photos no range maps no sounds
Cochranella ocellifera no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Cochranella orejuela no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Cochranella phryxa species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Cochranella ramirezi species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Cochranella resplendens no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Cochranella ritae species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Cochranella riveroi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Cochranella xanthocheridia species account no photos no range maps no sounds

Genus Espadarana (3 species)
Espadarana andina species account photos no range maps no sounds
Espadarana callistomma no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Espadarana prosoblepon species account photos no range maps no sounds

Genus Hyalinobatrachium (29 species)
Hyalinobatrachium aureoguttatum no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Hyalinobatrachium bergeri no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Hyalinobatrachium carlesvilai no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Hyalinobatrachium chirripoi species account photos no range maps no sounds
Hyalinobatrachium colymbiphyllum species account photos no range maps no sounds
Hyalinobatrachium crurifasciatum no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Hyalinobatrachium duranti no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Hyalinobatrachium eccentricum no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Hyalinobatrachium esmeralda no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni species account photos no range maps no sounds
Hyalinobatrachium fragile no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Hyalinobatrachium guairarepanense no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Hyalinobatrachium iaspidiense no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Hyalinobatrachium ibama no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Hyalinobatrachium ignioculus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Hyalinobatrachium lemur no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Hyalinobatrachium mondolfii no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Hyalinobatrachium munozorum no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Hyalinobatrachium orientale no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Hyalinobatrachium orocostale no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Hyalinobatrachium pallidum no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Hyalinobatrachium pellucidum no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Hyalinobatrachium petersi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Hyalinobatrachium ruedai no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Hyalinobatrachium talamancae species account photos no range maps no sounds
Hyalinobatrachium tatayoi no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Hyalinobatrachium taylori no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Hyalinobatrachium valerioi species account photos no range maps no sounds
Hyalinobatrachium vireovittatum species account photos no range maps no sounds

Genus Ikakogi (1 species)
Ikakogi tayrona species account no photos no range maps no sounds

Genus Nymphargus (33 species)
Nymphargus anomalus no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Nymphargus armatus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Nymphargus bejaranoi no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Nymphargus buenaventura no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Nymphargus cariticommatus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Nymphargus chami species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Nymphargus chancas no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Nymphargus cochranae no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Nymphargus cristinae species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Nymphargus garciae species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Nymphargus griffithsi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Nymphargus ignotus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Nymphargus laurae species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Nymphargus luminosus species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Nymphargus luteopunctatus species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Nymphargus mariae no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Nymphargus megacheirus no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Nymphargus mixomaculatus no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Nymphargus nephelophila species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Nymphargus ocellatus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Nymphargus oreonympha species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Nymphargus phenax no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Nymphargus pluvialis no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Nymphargus posadae species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Nymphargus prasinus no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Nymphargus puyoensis species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Nymphargus rosadus no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Nymphargus ruizi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Nymphargus siren no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Nymphargus spilotus no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Nymphargus truebae no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Nymphargus vicenteruedai no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Nymphargus wileyi no species account photos no range maps no sounds

Genus Rulyrana (8 species)
Rulyrana adiazeta species account photos no range maps no sounds
Rulyrana erminea species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Rulyrana flavopunctata no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Rulyrana mcdiarmidi no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Rulyrana saxiscandens no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Rulyrana spiculata no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Rulyrana susatamai species account photos no range maps no sounds
Rulyrana tangarana no species account photos no range maps no sounds

Genus Sachatamia (3 species)
Sachatamia albomaculata species account photos no range maps no sounds
Sachatamia ilex species account photos no range maps no sounds
Sachatamia punctulata species account photos no range maps no sounds

Genus Teratohyla (5 species)
Teratohyla amelie species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Teratohyla midas no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Teratohyla pulverata species account photos no range maps no sounds
Teratohyla sornozai species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Teratohyla spinosa species account photos no range maps no sounds

Genus Vitreorana (8 species)
Vitreorana antisthenesi no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Vitreorana castroviejoi no species account photos no range maps no sounds
Vitreorana eurygnatha species account photos no range maps no sounds
Vitreorana gorzulae species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Vitreorana helenae no species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Vitreorana oyampiensis species account no photos no range maps sounds
Vitreorana parvula species account no photos no range maps no sounds
Vitreorana uranoscopa species account photos no range maps no sounds


Citation: AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. Available: http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: 2010).

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